TRENTON – Attorney General Zulima V. Farber today announced that two suspended Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) clerks employed at the Trenton Regional Service Center have been charged via state grand jury indictments with selling driver’s licenses and other official documents to unauthorized persons.

Attorney General Farber noted that separate indictments charge the two defendants with official misconduct, forgery, identity theft, tampering with public records and related crimes. The indictments charge that the suspended clerks issued New Jersey driver’s licenses and other official documents to themselves and to individuals who paid up to five hundred dollars per license and who were not required to provide the MVC with any of the required identification to demonstrate their legal authority to obtain a license.

“This investigation and prosecution uncovered instances where the illegally obtained driver’s licenses were used as identification to cash stolen checks in the Trenton area,” said Attorney General Farber. “We will continue to aggressively investigate such crimes and prosecute the individuals involved to the full extent of the law.”

“MVC has zero tolerance for employees who do not live up to security and safety standards, and for those who attempt to receive fraudulent documents," MVC Chief Administrator Sharon Harrington said. "Together, we will continue to stop document fraud where it starts."

A separate indictment charged Betty Jean Dunkins, 42, Rutherford Avenue, Trenton, Mercer County, with official misconduct, forgery, tampering with public records or information and falsifying records. Both Baxter and Dunkins were suspended without pay from MVC employment pending state grand jury indictment on the charges.

Director Paw said the indictment alleges that Baxter, while employed at the Trenton Regional Service Center, used his position to create fraudulent driver’s licenses and other official documents using personal identification information of existing people from the MVC database. The indictment charged that Baxter provided at least 20 fraudulent driver’s licenses to individuals who paid between $300 and $500 per document.

The indictment also charges that Baxter prepared fraudulent driver’s licenses and non-photo identification for various fictitious identities, including Tymeek Baxter and Tymaik Baxter. Baxter also allegedly prepared fraudulent title and registration documents for his 1989 Plymouth vehicle. A separate indictment charged Dunkins with assisting Baxter to produce fraudulent MVC documents.

The indictments were handed-up to Mercer County Superior Court Judge Linda R. Feinberg on March 27. The defendants will be issued with a notice to appear in Mercer County Superior Court for arraignment and bail.

The investigation was conducted by DSG Anthony Martin, Tpr. Lawrence Williams and Tpr. William Carpenter assigned to the New Jersey State Police Auto Unit - Document Fraud Squad. Deputy Attorney General Philip Aronow of the Division of Criminal Justice - Organized Crime and Racketeering Bureau coordinated the prosecution. Additional investigative assistance was provided by the MVC Internal Investigations Unit, state investigators assigned to the Division of Criminal Justice - Organized Crime and Racketeering Bureau and the Trenton Police Department.

The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

The indictments are available via the Division of Criminal Justice web page at www.njdcj.org.